Keyboard Shortcuts
Every shortcut you can find in BetterZip’s menus, plus a few that are wired up to toolbar drop-downs rather than the main menu.
BetterZip
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘, | Settings |
| ⌘. | Unlock Password Manager… |
| ⌘H | Hide BetterZip |
| ⌥⌘H | Hide Others |
| ⌘Q | Quit BetterZip |
File
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘N | New |
| ⌘O | Open… |
| ⌥⌘O | Open and Extract with Queue… |
| ⇧⌘O | Open and Compress with Queue… |
| ⌘W | Close window |
| ⌃⌘W | Close File (keep window open) |
| ⌘S | Save |
| ⇧⌘S | Save As… |
| ⇧⌘N | New Folder |
| ⌘D | Add to Archive… |
| ⌘Y | Quick Look Selected Items |
| ⌘↩ | Edit Selected Items |
| ⌘T | Test Archive Integrity |
| ⌘M | Direct Mode |
| ⌃⌘C | Collect from Clipboard |
Edit
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z | Undo / Redo |
| ⌘X / ⌘C / ⌘V | Cut / Copy / Paste |
| ⌘A | Select All |
| ⌫ | Delete selected items |
| ⌥⌫ | Delete with Filter |
| ⌃⌫ | Delete Empty Folders |
| ↩ | Rename selected item |
| ⌘F | Find Items in Archive |
| ⌥⌘F | Find Archives in Sidebar |
View
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘1 | Flat List |
| ⌘2 | Outline View |
| ⌘3 | Column View |
| ⌘4 | Icon View |
| ⌃⌘+ / ⌃⌘- | Zoom In / Out |
| ⌘B | Favorites sidebar |
| ⌥⌘P | Preview pane |
| ⌃⌘H | Show Hidden Files |
| ⌃⌥⌘H | Show Folders (in flat list) |
| ⌃⌘P | File-Packages are Expandable |
| ⌃⌘W | Wrap Lines in Preview |
| ⌃⌘F | Slideshow |
Toolbar Save and Extract menus
The Save and Extract toolbar drop-downs each have an Edit Presets… entry at the bottom that takes you straight to the Presets tab in Settings with the correct sub-tab pre-selected.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌃⌥⌘S | Settings → Presets → Save |
| ⌃⌥⌘E | Settings → Presets → Extract |
Window
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌥⌘T | Transcript |
| ⌘U | Drop Bar / Queue |
Help
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘? | BetterZip Help |
Settings window
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌃⇥ / ⌃⇧⇥ | Next / previous tab |
Notes
- You can rebind menu shortcuts in System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts. Add an entry for BetterZip and type the exact menu-item title to override the shortcut.
- The Finder Sync extension respects whatever Finder-side shortcuts you have configured for the contextual menu.